Legal battles no obstacle, Mentor exec saysNews & Analysis 12/30/2000 Post a commentDespite legal problems that are preventing Mentor Graphics from selling emulation products in the United States, emulation has become one of the company's fastest-growing and most lucrative businesses, according to Wally Rhines, Mentor president and chief executive officer.

Jato calls it quitsNews & Analysis 12/29/2000 Post a commentJato Communications Inc., a beleaguered competitive service provider offering digital subscriber line (DSL) service, announced it would cease all operations at the end of the day Dec. 29.

Cirrus bets on 98k chip to bring DVD to the massesNews & Analysis 12/29/2000 Post a commentSAN MATEO, Calif. - Cirrus Logic Corp.'s Crystal Semiconductor unit has stepped out of its audio-processing niche to introduce a DVD device that it hopes will seed the market for the growing video standard in everything from cars to mini-entertainment systems.

Cirrus bets on 98k chip to bring DVD to the massesNews & Analysis 12/29/2000 Post a commentCirrus Logic Corp.'s Crystal Semiconductor unit has stepped out of its audio-processing niche to introduce a DVD device that it hopes will seed the market for the growing video standard in everything from cars to mini-entertainment systems.

Avnet expected to acquire Israeli companyNews & Analysis 12/29/2000 Post a commentElectronic components distributor Avnet Inc., Phoenix, will acquire Israel's RDT Technologies for $30 million in cash and merge the company into Avnet Gallium in R'aanana, an Israeli subsidiary. An agreement is expected to be signed this week, according to sources familiar with the deal. RDT manufactures electronic components and develops ASIC technology.

Korean chip equipment pushout hits NanometricsNews & Analysis 12/29/2000 Post a commentIn a sign that semiconductor firms are delaying equipment purchases, Nanometrics Inc., Milpitas, Calif., said today that a large Korean chip company rescheduled an order this quarter, which will result in a revenue shortfall at the equipment firm.

Metrology supplier Nanometrics cuts Q4 revenue outlookNews & Analysis 12/29/2000 Post a commentMILPITAS, Calif.--Nanometrics Inc. today warned investors that it will report lower-than-expected revenues for the fourth quarter because of changes in tool shipments to a major South Korean chip maker. Nanometrics did not identify the Korean customer.

U.S. semiconductor worker safety at record levelsNews & Analysis 12/28/2000 Post a commentWASHINGTON -- The healthiest American workers are the ones making microprocessors and telephones. According to the latest Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the semiconductor and communications manufacturing industries are the safest in the United States.

Semiconductor worker safety at record levelsNews & Analysis 12/28/2000 Post a commentThe healthiest American workers are the ones making microprocessors and telephones. According to the latest Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the semiconductor and communications manufacturing industries are the safest in the United States.

In conjunction with unveiling of EE Times’ Silicon 60 list, journalist & Silicon 60 researcher Peter Clarke hosts a conversation on startups in the electronics industry. One of Silicon Valley's great contributions to the world has been the demonstration of how the application of entrepreneurship and venture capital to electronics and semiconductor hardware can create wealth with developments in semiconductors, displays, design automation, MEMS and across the breadth of hardware developments. But in recent years concerns have been raised that traditional venture capital has turned its back on hardware-related startups in favor of software and Internet applications and services. Panelists from incubators join Peter Clarke in debate.